Lauren Orr, who had been an administrator at Lamarque Elementary, is now a teacher at Toledo Blade Elementary, said district spokesman Scott Ferguson.

The move came Sept. 3 — a few weeks before Orr accepted a plea deal with the state attorney's office and pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of reckless driving, defense attorney AnneMarie Rizzo said.

Orr declined to comment.

As a teacher, Orr's salary did not decrease from her assistant principal pay.

At the start of the school year, her annual salary was listed at $93,384 which made her the highest paid teacher in the district.

Ferguson said Orr is under her current yearly contract at her current salary. If she continues teaching in the next fiscal year that starts July 1, 2014, she will receive a teacher's salary.

Ferguson said he hesitated to call Orr's new job a demotion. “It's a reassignment, in our view,” he said.

The district began investigating Orr after receiving an anonymous letter written by another teacher at Lamarque.

The district forbids a teacher and a supervisor at the same work site from living in the the same household together, Ferguson said.

The teacher observed the two staff members spending an unusual amount of time together and accused them of having a romantic relationship, the letter said.

The teacher writing the letter was concerned rumors would fly if there were staff layoffs, and the relationship “saved” Orr's alleged lover.

“The situation with their relationship will not (be) safe for either of them with performance pay coming up,” the letter said, referring to the fact that some teachers will be observed by administrators and have their pay based on their evaluations next school year.

“I am mainly writing this letter because I want to inform (Principal Sally) Mancheno what is happening at her school,” the letter said. “Please take the time to investigate with open eyes.”

The anonymous letter praised Orr's work at the school, calling her a “wonderful AP.”

It was not the first time Orr had been in trouble. Orr could not be reached for comment.

Orr was arrested last school year following a Jan. 27 car crash.

At about 6:30 p.m.,Orr's car hit the back of an SUV at Honore Avenue and State Road 72, according to police records.

Authorities found Orr, whose breath smelled strongly of alcohol, slurring her words, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

Authorities also found a wine bottle in a plastic bag on the floor in the backseat.

A breath test reportedly showed her blood-alcohol content registered at 0.082 and 0.081 percent, slightly above the 0.08 percent level at which Florida drivers are considered intoxicated and unable to drive.

As part of a Sept. 23 plea deal with the state attorney's office, Orr paid a $500 fine and needed 50 hours of community service, according to her defense attorney AnneMarie Rizzo.

Rizzo said she was pleased with the plea deal.

“Having the DUI dropped was a very positive outcome,” she said.

Rizzo added Orr hopes to move back as an assistant principal someday.

“She's suffered a lot as a result of it,” Rizzo said. “She's hopeful this is behind her.

“She takes great priority in her job, work and education.”

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